A few acustic/classical questions

[TamaThps]

I've been looking around at www.rondomusic.net and they have some very low prices on their guitars, especially the acustic and classical guitars.

 

This is the acustic guitar I am looking at http://www.rondomusic.net/dg170.html

This is the classical guitar I am looking at http://www.rondomusic.net/cg160.html

 

They are both cheap models, and I am wondering if anyone here has these models. All that I really want out of it is for it to stay in tune fairly well.

 

Now come the questions.

I thought that classical guitars had the first 3 strings like an acustic and the last 3 strings nylon. In the picture it looks to me as though the guitar has all 6 strings nylon. Any opinions on this?

 

What do you guys recomend to a beginner an acustic or a classical?

 

I will be trying to learn music normally played on an electric guitar, like simple riffs for acdc to work my way up to some riffs from dream theater, alot of rock, and prog rock.

 

I want this guitar, for my first guitar in wich I will learn on, while waiting for my real desire, an ibanez rg570. I just want to start learning now, and not have to wait and wait for ebay to turn up a great deal on an rg570 (also this way I wont be rushed into getting it sooner and end up with a bad deal).

 

Any feedback is welcome, especially from someone who has one of the 2 guitars above.

 

Thanks in advance

[walfordr]

 

Originally posted by TamaThps I thought that classical guitars had the first 3 strings like an acustic and the last 3 strings nylon. In the picture it looks to me as though the guitar has all 6 strings nylon. Any opinions on this?

 

 

Classical guitars have 6 nylon strings. 3 are plain and 3 are wound (ie have wire wrapped around a braided nylon core)

 

What do you guys recomend to a beginner an acustic or a classical? I will be trying to learn music normally played on an electric guitar, like simple riffs for acdc to work my way up to some riffs from dream theater, alot of rock, and prog rock.

 

 

If you really want an acoustic, then a steel string will be much more suitable than a classical for playing the music you want to play. However, if I were you I'd start on an electric. There are a number of decent starter guitars from Yamaha, Squier (or even Rondo) that you could get used for the price you are looking at.

[Tony Burns]

Ill agree whole heartedly on the Yamaha or squire answer- both good instruments at affordable prices ( yamahas come in all price ranges and quality ) but my advice is to take someone with you to the music store of your choice that is a decent player and good friend - so you dont end up with a total piece of Crap ( like i did when i started playing ) buying something from a catalog or the net you cannot get your hands on is a mistake - Play alot of different makes and models and BUY IT USED !

 

P.S- stay the heck away from the chain stores like walmart etc- first act guitars are not good enough to be called firewood .!

[TamaThps]

I just want an acustic guitar so I have something to play in the next few months while trying to find my ibanez rg570 (electric). I dont want a cheap electric guitar that will become obsolete once I get the rg570. By getting a acustic I will be able to play acustical songs on it and have a purpose for it when I get my main electric.

 

Also i've seen that many people recomend that you have at least one acustic and one electric.

 

So anyone got either of the 2 guitars in my first post?

[walfordr]

A really cheap acoustic is going to be obsolete as soon as you can play a bit - it's not going to be good enough to last you. It will also be harder to play. If I were you I'd forget the Ibanez for a while (it's not a good starter guitar) and get something that will last - either a decent acoustic or a decent electric.

 

Tony Burns is giving very good advice on how to buy.

 

Once you have developed a level of proficiency you will know much more about what you want from a guitar - then is the time to look to upgrade. If you've bought something reasonable to begin with then you'll always find a use for it - different tunings, different tones, rewiring it, etc etc etc.